Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Driven To Distraction

The progressive’s oppressive culture war is being fought on
every imaginable battlefield…and a few unimaginable ones. From the mainstream
media to academia, to big business and labor to public restrooms, playgrounds
and African National parks. Nowhere on Earth is safe and, make no mistake, Big
Brother wants you!

Or
rather, they want you to do some things and not do other things according to
their omniscience. No cigarette smoking even in your own space, but legalize
marijuana! No killing lions in Africa, but kill all the African-American babies
you like here in the U.S.! (Yay, abortion and Planned Parenthood!). Can’t post
the Ten Commandments in public spaces, but love that publicly-funded “artwork”
of Christ in a jar of urine at New York City “museums!”

Sadly,
it is only progressives that are
really fighting. And winning. The majority that doesn’t agree with the
progressive’s policies continue to retreat from the battle like those fleeing
hurricane Katrina. Any that dare to stand against them are annihilated like
critics of Kim Jong-un: blasted with the verbal equivalent of the anti-aircraft
fire that leaves no trace left of the Hermit Kingdom leader’s “enemies.” Republicans, elected time and again on their
promises to stop the bleeding, instead act like Iraqi regulars late in Desert
Storm, surrendering unbidden to any entity they can find.

The
politically-correct Stazi are everywhere, watching everything. Every section of
the mass-market newspapers are infected with their dogmatic dreck. Not just the
‘A’ sections, but the ‘Variety,’ sports, business, and ‘local’ sections of
nearly all major metropolitan papers toe the party line as if their loved-ones
lives depended on it. The comics section, crossword puzzles, you name it, have
all become vehicles to carry the messianic message to the masses.

Recently,
one major newspaper had a suggestion from a reader on the front page of its
‘Autos’ section, in the “Questions and Answers” section. Weighing in on the issue of cell-phone use
whilst driving, the responder suggested a “simple solution.” Why not just have
the federal government issue a “mandate” to automakers requiring them to install cell-phone jamming devices in all vehicles? The device would be active while
the car is in motion and inactive when the vehicle is stopped, and, “any attempt
to deactivate the device would cause the entire instrument cluster to crash,
resulting in an expensive repair.”

The
paper’s car guru called this a “great idea.” In fairness, he did go on to
mention a couple of potential issues with it, but stated that, “I can’t argue
the basic validity of forced compliance,” as he opined that
the basic problem is a human one. To buttress his take he went on to write,
“How many people still fail to buckle their seat-belts,” and, more bizarrely, “How
many people still choose a cheeseburger rather than a Big Mac or Whopper in the
drive-thru because it’s less messy to eat while driving?” Isn’t that so it’s
safer to eat as they don’t have to worry about spillage and clean-up as they
go? Is that not a good thing? (Also, a cheeseburger is less detrimental to
one’s health than a Big Mac or Whopper). Oh, right. No eating at all should be “permitted” while driving. No cell-phone
use. Is the radio okay? What if one’s listening to the end of a particularly
exciting game? Engrossed in an especially moving song? Talking to a loved one?
These are all potential distractions.
Should they all be banned? If one is driving long-distance over the open road,
surely these things would help keep one awake, no?

What of
passenger cell-phone use? What if you have a cell-phone and a passenger is
having a heart-attack or your wife goes into labor? If you are on an open
road/rural highway should you have to
pull off to the side of the road, shut off the vehicle, make your call,
turn on your vehicle…? How many lives might be lost?

As the
automotive expert stated, to progressives, the problem is a “human one.” They
don’t believe that most individuals are capable of making the correct decisions
regarding their own lives and safety.
They do, however, believe that they
can make the best decisions for other
people.

Something
needs to be jammed somewhere. It’s just not what and where liberals would have
you believe.

Daily Trivia Quiz Answer

Today's Answer: Andrew Jackson. ("Poll" got so worked up before the service he apparently had to be removed from the premises, as he was cussing long and loud).

Q) What words appear on the front of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, alongside the likeness of presidents?

A) "Liberty" and "In God We Trust"

An Ode To Life

Appreciate all you have, as it- and you- will soon be gone. Leave no heartfelt words unspoken, no sweet gesture incomplete, no act of love undone. Love your spouse with passion and abandon, your kids with patience and understanding but also a firm guidance. Love also the truth, no matter how hard. If pursued by enough people with enough courage, it really will set us free.

And don't forget, we didn't ask to be born. We didn't create ourselves. We are not gods. There is a higher power.

Fireworks of the Mind

Write It Up

Whence Shall Come Another?

True Then, True Now

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."- Winston Churchill

Time Well Wasted

The power lies within your hands To do with what you may But the hourglass is filled with sands Of endless yesterdays